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Hard to Slow Down

from What Good Is Money by Sam Pointer

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lyrics

Hard to Slow Down
words and music by Sam Pointer

Well, I got the feeling and it damn near killed me
I was feeling righteous till I lost my mind
Fifty-dollar bill down a whiskey drainpipe
Left me at the end of my line

Down, down, it's hard to slow down
Once you get a move on, it’s hard to put the brakes on
Down, down, it’s hard to slow down
Once you start it’s hard to slow down

Met a sharp-dressed woman, like to drive me crazy
Ended up a-dancing up a real good time
Four-day whirlwind, wake up to find us
Barrelling to hear the bells chime

Down, down, it’s hard to slow down
Once you get a move on, it’s hard to put the brakes on
Down, down, it’s hard to slow down
Once you start it’s hard to slow down

It’s like a runaway train
A hurricane rain
The kind of thing that’s out of control
It’s like a dog gone mad
A habit gone bad
You feel it take a bite of your soul

Has it gotten too late to say it’s too early
Want to take an exit but you’re in the fast lane
Try to talk reason but she talks tuxedo
How to stop a runaway train

Down, down, it’s hard to slow down
Once you get a move on, it’s hard to put the brakes on
Down, down, it’s hard to slow down
Once you start it’s hard to slow down

It’s like a runaway train
A hurricane rain
The kind of thing that’s out of control
It’s like a dog gone mad
A habit gone bad
You feel it take a bite of your soul

Had a heart-to-heart, I said I wasn’t ready
Can’t we hold the bells and build something strong
She laughed, took my hand, breathed a sigh of relief
Said it was your idea all along

She said
Down, down, it’s hard to slow down
Once you get a move on, it’s hard to put the brakes on
Down, down, it’s hard to slow down
Once you start it’s hard to slow down

Down, down, it’s hard to slow down
Once you get a move on, it’s hard to put the brakes on
Down, down, down, it’s hard to slow down
Once you start it’s hard
To break it off is hard
Once you start it’s hard to slow down

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from What Good Is Money, track released January 15, 2021
Sam Pointer: lead & backing vocals, electric lead & rhythm guitars, wah clavinet, organ, bass, cabasa
Mark Lanter: drums

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Sam Pointer Birmingham, Alabama

Sam Pointer is a captivating singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist from Birmingham, AL. His Americana sound draws inspiration from rock, pop, bluegrass, blues, folk, and more. He is also an in-demand sideman, and has several releases with a side project, the San Francisco-based original folk-rock trio Hitchhiking Honeymoon. ... more

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